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After 10 episodes, FX's Shōgun ends not with a violent bang, but with mournful contemplation.

Toda Mariko's (Anna Sawai) death has shaken all of Japan, turning the Council of Regents against Ishido Kazunari (Takehiro Hira) and priming Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) for a decisive rout at the upcoming Battle of Sekigahara. However, just like in James Clavell's original novel, Shōgun chooses not

Adobe researchers have developed a new generative AI model called VideoGigaGAN that can upscale blurry videos at up to eight times their original resolution. Introduced in a paper published on April 18th, Adobe claims

Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd's Netflix series about a budding comedian's experience with a stalker, is — as we wrote in our review on Mashable — one of the most upsetting and brilliant shows of the year. And the fact it's based on Gadd's own experiences makes it all the more disturbing.

As the show has quickly grown in popularity, though, the armchair detectives have come out in force. Despite real

The first public beta of Android 15 for the platform’s most faithful users rolled out this month. While the operating system version will arrive much later this year—typically right before October’s Pixel launch event—it can be fun to try on new features as they’re being built out.

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• Google's search chief Prabhakar Raghavan warned staff about a changing landscape, CNBC reported. 
• He said life won't always be "hunky-dory" as rivals seek to challenge its search dominance.
• Microsoft has been enhancing its search experience with AI-infused features as competition heats up.

It's time to brace for a new chapter, Google search

• Former New York Rep. George Santos suspended his campaign to return to Congress.
• The disgraced politician, running as an independent, said he didn't want to siphon off Republican votes.
• But he also reported zero campaign finance contributions and no spending.

Former New York Rep. George Santos

• The number of Americans who are ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — is increasing.
• The ALICE population is largely Gen Z, boomers, and single parents.
• ALICE workers often are in retail, healthcare, and food services but struggle to afford necessities.

Some Americans increasingly find themselves

• Many Americans have started a business in recent years.
• They're increasingly likely to be women, immigrants, and doing it as a side hustle. 
• The newest entrepreneurs are both young and old and looking to grow their wealth through their businesses.

Part of the American dream is the

• A former Chick-fil-A worker said the chain asked her to stop posting videos of her staff meals on TikTok.
• Miriam Webb had posted more than 40 videos of her staff meals. Some had over 1 million views.
• Webb has now quit her job to pursue content creation.

A former Chick-fil-A worker said that the fried

• The FTC is fighting for workers' ability to leave their employers for rival companies.
• The agency voted on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements nationwide.
• The ban isn't coming into effect without a fight, though.

The Federal Trade Commission wants to give Americans the freedom to job-hop without pesky noncom

• A tattooed content creator sparked a debate about hiring biases after being rejected by T.J. Maxx.
• Experts say tattoos can impact hiring decisions, especially in customer-facing roles.
• But overall, personality and cultural fit are more important.

TikToker Ash Putnam was frustrated after T.J. Maxx denied her application —

Every app now, it seems, wants you to be watching videos.

X, formerly Twitter, is launching a dedicated video app, bringing "real-time, engaging content to your smart TVs" according to CEO Linda Yaccarino, who announced it on X on Tuesday.

According to Yaccarino, the new app will have a